The rightwing advocacy group Advance has acknowledged it is paying for election materials attacking the Greens to be used by third-party groups during the election campaign.

The Advance spokesperson said: “Our campaign against the Greens won’t defeat teals because it was never meant to. We have been crystal clear for the past 18 months that our focus is on the Greens this election.”

Advance has also focused on the anti-renewables movement, appearing at “energy forums” across the country and events held by groups set up to oppose the rollout of offshore wind and solar energy.

What a bunch of truly shitty people :(

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[–] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm also talking about Australia, I only brought up Cambridge Analytical as a notorious case of a phenomenon we also see here, ABC alleges there were online misinformation bots interfering with the recent referendum.

I completely agree that the ABC and having The Guardian and to some degree Independent Australia and The Chaser media in the mainstream puts us in a better situation than our neighbours. Yes, definitely. However, I also emphasise that this is still a heavily tilted table, with 7, 9, 10 and (depending on your region) Sky on public television and online, plus the usual suspects like The Australian, but also many regional news sites are owned by them too.

Until we (as a general society) shift away from those media platforms, they influence the information we (as a general society) receive and how it's framed. Yeah, it's better, but it's still very uphill. Legislation and our political situation have made it easier, it helps but it can't solve the problem on its own.

And thanks for replying, it's made me realise that I should be sharing more news from progressive publications to help make that shift happen.

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Its why i'm so excited by the idea of Activitypub. It offers the world another chance at a genuine 'Market of Ideas'. And thats what i'm all about, sharing the idea's not necessarily from a specific political hue, but they have to be based in the facts for me.

But, i don't think its a coincidence that theres a large crossover with progressive publications, and 'factual' outlets. Progressives afterall have to take the world as they find it otherwise they'd progress from nonsense to chaos. Thats something not all across other parts of the political spectrum feel a strong demand on.